Aiken Council Moves to Appeal Injunction on Park Street Plan
Aiken City Council votes Friday to appeal a restraining injunction blocking widening Richland Avenue between Laurens and Newberry Streets for parking. The move follows a proposed compromise rejected by planter Walter Plunkett. the Park Commission disputes council actions while attorneys Henderson and Salley defend the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Avenue
Laurens
Newberry Streets
Wagk
Walter C. Phonkett
Printa
Plunkett
Civic League
Park Commission
Plonkett
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Henderson & Salley
Aiken
Ity
Qi Park Commission
Jennant & Review
Akon
Stark Empire opens Danich office in Aiken area
Stark Empire opens a new Aiken office delivering laundry dry cleaning and clothing dyeing services via a daily truck visiting homes. Miss Blanberg will oversee the Aiken operation located on Airens Street beside Western Union. John Gyles departed for Porter Military Academy in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Hla
Stark
Iken
Stark-Empire
Western Union
Miss Blamberg
Sn Toon
Mother and Son Both In School
Mrs. L. L. Johnson returns to Graniteville School after seven years away to pursue a diploma while her son Lawton enters first grade. Mother and son are now schoolmates sharing daily rides, study periods, and lunch. both attend the eleventh grade together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
L. L. Johnson
Lawton
Ruth Hanna McCormick Seeks Senatorial Toga
Ruth Hanna McCormick of Chicago long known in Aiken winters announces her candidacy for the United States Senate to oppose incumbent Republican Charles S. Deneen. Daughter of Mark Hanna and widow of Michill McCormick, she has lived in a political milieu and has served as secretary to her father during his senate years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hanna MéCormick
Chicago
Aiken
Hlingis
United States Senate
Charles 5. Deneen
Mark Hanna
United States
Michill McCormick
Senate
Deneen
McCormick
Pupon
Washington
Mra. McChomick
Valley Paving Contracts Awarded by County Board
Contracts for paving and surface treating of roads in Horse Creek Valley were awarded to William F. Bowe Jr of Augusta and Caro ling Rol Surfacing Company of Green Mille after bids of 2 and 1. A county project financed by Citizens and Southern Company of Atlanta will begin soon with engineering by L W Boykin Jr. The work covers from Warpereide through Geapiteville to Vaauw and aims to improve northern Horse Creek Valley roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Bowe, Jr
Augusta
Geumtes
Green- Mille
Stetossa
Geapiteville
Vaauwclose
Citizens and Southern Company
Atlanta, Ga
L. W. Boykin, Jr. Aiken
Emmity
Horse Creek Valley Air Base
Rend
Tos
Tach
Local Prohibition Raids Arrest Several Suspects
Nellie Robinson heads the operation with raids across multiple sections. Authorities arrested Frank J. Wall Heyward Toferson and ALN Carden along with Dirk Andersen on charges of violating federal prohibition laws in a widespread crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felon
Nellie Robinson
I Aikom
First Car of Horses Arrive at Aiken
The first car of horses for the winter season will reach Aiken at 11:15 AM by Southeastern Express. W E Steadman, the Aiken agent, will learn the specific horses upon arrival. The shipment comes from Massachusetts and signals the biggest winter season yet for the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Southeastern Express
W. E. Steadman
Steadman
Massachusetts
Judge Glenn’s Storied Career Revealed in Tribute
A profile honors Judge J Lyles Glenn of Chester now presiding in Aiken, detailing a Rhodes Scholar path to Oxford, wartime relief work with Hoover in Belgium, service in France, and a long public career. The piece emphasizes character, patience, and dedication shaping his judicial role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lyles Glenn
Chester
Aiken
South’ Carolina
Lyles Gleny
Oxford University
England
Oxford
Lyles Glenn
United States
Belgium
Germany
America
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Deninge
France
Cheewet
Aiso Cheetad Slater
Sisth
Ted
Tay
Ebrpas
Apna
Business College Soon Opens Here
A new Aiken College of Commerce will open under Brown and Baker, who run business colleges in Conway and Orangeburg. Enrollment begins soon with limited dates, and initial instructors are among noted local educators. A community rummage sale is also announced at the Episcopal Church guild tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. nearby Hall’s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
College of
Denmerer
Aiken College of Commerce
Messrs. Brown and Baker
Is Episcopal Church Guild
Hall
Idge
Coolidge
Connecticut
Coupl Haven
John Coolin
Plainville
Conn
Conormer
Florence Trumbull
Forle
Rey
Kenneth
Aiken County Natural Resources Commission Organized
A meeting of the newly formed Aiken County Natural Resources Commission is planned for Monday afternoon September 30 at 4 o'clock in the Bank of Western Carolina directors' room. The article lists elected officers and directors, including J. P. McNair as chairman and W. B. Gantt as vice chairman, with county directors and treasurer secretary named, and notes attendees from various townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Natural Resources Commission
Bank of Western Carolina
Aiken County
Iee
Senn
Andy Sages
Aiken
Eureka Sehoo Opens Mendis Towell History
Report on Eureka Sehoo opening with noted enrolment history. Expected two preparatory teachers this year, with details about faculty staffing and timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Sehoo
Mendis
Towell
Noerninir
Coschen
Mer
Federal criminal cases consume two days in South Carolina court
The U S Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina met in Aiken for fall term with Judge J Lyles Glenn presiding. Most defendants were nonviolent with most cases resolved quickly under restraint. The week focused on criminal docket completion before civil cases begin Monday under Adlee Ernest Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Court
Fea
Suede
Glenn le Cope
Mort
Marg
New Commercial Hotel Opens After Trip to New York City
Hill returns from a business trip to New York City as a new commercial hotel opens. Promotion drives attention in the cycle of local commerce with certificates and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. 7
Hill
New York City
New Hotels Exempt From City Taxes
A city ordinance grants tax exemptions to several new hotels in the downtown area. The measure, approved by the council on a majority vote, aims to attract tourism and spur development with city officials citing anticipated job creation and increased tax revenue from other sources.
Old Family Feud Sparks Shootout Near Aiken
In a long running neighbor dispute Charley Barton lies in Aiken Hospital with a shotgun wound after a confrontation with C T Mattes near Long Branch four miles from Aiken on the Edgefield road. Mattes and his wife Frances claim Barton and kin attacked them at a store and then Barton opened fire. Sheriff J P Howard cites conflicting accounts and no clear story from witnesses as Mattes remains jailed awaiting trial on slander charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Bub
Barton
Aiken
Long Branch
Edgefield Road
C. T. Mottes
J. P. Howard
Havesovor
Mattes
Frances Mattes
Barton H . Whe
Charley Barton
Bartons
Football Season Opening Today
Football season opens with scattered notes and unclear pronunciations in a noisy page fragment. Names, places, and teams are largely garbled, providing little verifiable detail beyond the general event onset.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Park
Supreme ' S Court
John Gyles
Charleston
Porter Military Academy
Ruth Hanna
M’cormick
Glenn
Hoover
Praniece—Pressi
Business College
John
Florence
J.P. McNair
UGH
Meteor Brink Po
Aderson Amd Couneilmen BP
Amd
North Carolina
Aleme C8
Herhway Naot
Oshirmanie
Momias
Gabertisnyen
Charley Barton Han
Mottes
Bartona
Beagieey Tate Shaw Ben
Hobeat Et Perrin Tower
Leone
Perry Tan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!